Hasn't appeared yet, and not really relevant to the Con, but it's sitting in my head and the format's useful. And see racing posts re: inclinations towards this sorta thing.
SC Kestrel Mk3
Creator: KJ
Base Hull: Scratch built
Drive Type: Speed / Acceleration
Main Use: Drive testbed / race vehicle
Known Crew: KJ
A hobby project started by the Explain Star's chief engineer, the Kestrel series is an attempt to find a balance between minimum mass for best speeddrive performance and maximum possible acceleration drive thrust. Looks like nothing so much as an elongated ovoid for the central hull, two stubby wings at the front end, leading to two quite large engine pods. Powerplant and drive specs change whenever he has a chance to work on it, but the hull is a hard/wave hybrid. Diamond fiber being easy to handwave, but composites being a well understood science.
And of course it's painted red. Even though the central hull is barely big enough for a person, there's not really room on the 'Star for it, so it's in storage... somewhere.
SC Kestrel Mk3
Creator: KJ
Base Hull: Scratch built
Drive Type: Speed / Acceleration
Main Use: Drive testbed / race vehicle
Known Crew: KJ
A hobby project started by the Explain Star's chief engineer, the Kestrel series is an attempt to find a balance between minimum mass for best speeddrive performance and maximum possible acceleration drive thrust. Looks like nothing so much as an elongated ovoid for the central hull, two stubby wings at the front end, leading to two quite large engine pods. Powerplant and drive specs change whenever he has a chance to work on it, but the hull is a hard/wave hybrid. Diamond fiber being easy to handwave, but composites being a well understood science.
And of course it's painted red. Even though the central hull is barely big enough for a person, there's not really room on the 'Star for it, so it's in storage... somewhere.